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Gov. Pat McCrory signs Credit for Military Training bill into law

By Paul WoolvertonThe Fayetteville Observer(MCT)

RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday signed into law the Credit for Military Training bill, legislation intended to help veterans and soldiers get college and job licensure credit for their military training.

McCrory called it “a very historical piece of legislation” during a signing ceremony at the N.C. National Guard Training Center in Raleigh. “It benefits the military. It benefits their families. It benefits job creators right here in North Carolina.”

North Carolina already gave job licensure credit to former military personnel for their military training if it met or exceeded North Carolina’s standards.

The new laws says the state has 30 days to notify an applicant if it finds that his or her experience does not meet the state’s requirements and explain where it is lacking.

The law further says state occupational licensing boards must publicize what kinds of military training meet their licensing requirements and obtain information from military training offices to see which types of training meet or exceed North Carolina’s standards.

Separately, the state’s universities and colleges are to develop a system to give military personnel and veterans credit for their training.

The bill’s lead sponsors are state Sen. Wesley Meredith of Fayetteville and state Sen. Ronald Rabin of Harnett County. Both are Army veterans. State Sen. Ben Clark of Hoke and Cumberland counties, an Air Force veteran, co-sponsored the bill.